Popular Scottish science fiction author, Iain M(enzies) Banks, who also writes mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks (no M), has been diagnosed with gall bladder cancer, and according to his statement, has only a few months to live.
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Ms. FRANCES BANKS: My name is Frances and I live in a small town in Perry County.
The measure would end the common practice of re-registering banks under a new name.
A. Banks continued to make a name for itself as the most irritating brand in retail, and doing so delivered a 12% sales uptick.
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Morgan, an American bank which owns the American Century mutual-fund group, to sell funds bearing its own name through savings banks in Germany and France.
If the question were, "Name the five biggest banks in the world, " the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) wouldn't come to many minds.
It is worth noting that these four banks do not include UBS, whose name has not been censored in the transcripts.
But her main concern was that Tom had found out her mother's maiden name - often used by banks and others for online security.
The Abacha scandal ( see story) involved bankers all over the world, but Switzerland was the only country to "name and shame" 19 banks, including Credit Suisse, for their role.
As for Japan, KMV's model says that if the government lets market forces take their course, 3 of Japan's 19 largest banks -- it won't name names -- have at least a 2% chance of defaulting on their debt over the next year.
As for Japan, KMV's model says that 3 of Japan's 19 largest banks -- it won't name names -- have at least a 2% chance of defaulting on their debt over the next year if the government lets market forces take their course.
Glen Morgan, who rents out a couple of homes he owns in the Outer Banks in North Carolina, changed the name of the first house from Flip Flops to Surfdancer because he is a surfer but noticed the number of rentals dropped sharply because past renters didn't recognize the new name.
China banks may be better at acquiring larger stakes in brand name lenders in Europe, rather than taking control outright.
The BCSB has no right to fine banks in breach of the code, but it can name and shame them.
The bank said some people who were pulling their money had confused the bank's name with Banco Confederado SA, one of the banks seized this week.
These sukuks have proved enormously popular among large banks for obvious reasons--they are bonds in all but name, and therefore familiar and acceptable.
Some smaller banks compete with the big boys by stressing their know-your-name friendliness.
Peter Wong (not his real name) was a rising star in of one of the largest global banks in the world.
Some American banks are now talking about pulling out of London entirely: Goldman Sachs is the name most often churned out by the rumour mill.
Having been undermined by his underlings on the Federal Reserve Board, along with heads of the major banks under his regulatory control, it was very apparent that Volcker was Fed Chairman in name only.
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One name that cropped up immediately is America's Citigroup, one of the few foreign banks with a sizeable retail branch network in Germany.
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